Tag Archive for: Salton Sea

California Wants Its Imperial Valley to Be ‘Lithium Valley’

/in , , /by /Bloomberg Businessweekby David R. Baker

Dust storms laced with toxins sweep across California’s Imperial County, where mud volcanoes spit and hiss near the shores of the slowly shrinking lake known as the Salton Sea. The county is one of California’s poorest, most of its jobs tied to a thin strip of irrigated land surrounded by desert. San Diego and the Golden State’s prosperous coast lie only 100 miles away across a jumble of mountains, but it might as well be another world.

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Special Report: Restoration Projects at the Salton Sea

/in , , /by /KYMA Imperial Countyby Alexandra Rangel

Nearly $47 million dollars have been secured in California’s state budget for the next year to begin mitigation efforts at the Salton Sea and the New River.

It’s a major win for a decades-long problem that has contributed to the environmental and health impacts in Imperial County.

Although, millions of dollars are being poured into helping improve the environmental health crisis Imperial County is facing, will it be enough and will residents see a change in their lifetime?

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Election Results: IID Heading for a Shakeup While Incumbents Holding on at Coachella Valley Water Boards

/in , , /by /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Mark Olalde

Water districts races in the Coachella Valley on the Nov. 3 ballot saw all their incumbents holding onto leads by Wednesday afternoon, but Imperial Irrigation District’s board of directors appeared to be headed for a board shakeup.

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Opinion: An Agreement to Sell Water is Not About Selling Water?

/in , /by /The Desert Reviewby JB Hamby Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

One of Belgian surrealist painter Rene Magritte’s most famous paintings depicts a tobacco pipe with cursive script below it reading, “Ceci n’est pas une pipe,” which translated from French means, “This is not a pipe.”

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Election 2020: Imperial Irrigation District has Two Seats on November Ballot

/in , , /by /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Mark Olalde

Four candidates are vying for two seats on the Imperial Irrigation District’s five-member board of directors on Nov. 3. The election will be the culmination of contentious races that already eliminated one incumbent in the primary.

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Opinion: Eastern Coachella Valley Residents Urge the State for Action on the Salton Sea

/in , , /by /CalMattersby Sandra Ramirez and Christian Mendez

We represent a group of East Coachella Valley residents optimistic about the future of the Salton Sea and the surrounding communities. That is why we are working to ensure our communities see meaningful benefits from the sea’s restoration.

On Sept. 30, we sent a letter to state officials requesting that restoration projects coming out of the Salton Sea Management Program consider the potential impacts on nearby communities. We hope those officials will share in our vision of reforestation and green spaces around the Salton Sea, see the benefits of such projects in addressing the sea’s deteriorating environmental conditions, and act with the same urgency.

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ICAPCD Issues Notices of Violation to Protect Public Health

/in , , /by /The Desert Review (Imperial Valley)by Kayla Kirby

The Imperial County Air Pollution Control District issued Notices of Violation to California Department of Water Resources, California Natural Resources Agency, and United States Fish and Wildlife Service for failure to implement adequate dust control on the Salton Sea playa on the Species Conservation Habitat project site near Westmorland, California.

In addition, as landowners of the project site, the Imperial Irrigation District and United States Bureau of Land Management were also issued NOVs, according to a press release.

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California’s Salton Sea Offers Chance for US Battery Supply Chain, Despite Financial, Policy Challenges

/in , , /by /Utility Diveby Kavya Balaraman

Developing a lithium industry in California’s Salton Sea, an area that experts think could supply more than a third of lithium demand in the world today, could help set up a multi-billion dollar domestic supply chain for electric vehicle batteries, according to a new report from New Energy Nexus.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Off On New Commission to Study Salton Sea Lithium Extraction

/in , , /by /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Mark Olalde

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday added his signature to a new law that orders the formation of a commission to study the feasibility of lithium extraction around the Salton Sea. Local politicians hope the commission will lead to the creation of a green economy around the state’s largest lake, which is a geothermal hotspot. It was one of several bills focused on California’s environment that Newsom dealt with this week.

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These Teens Paddled Across the Salton Sea to Bring Awareness to the Lake’s Plight

/in , , /by /The Desert Sunby Christopher Damien

Three Coachella Valley High Schoolers kayaked across the Salton Sea Saturday to raise awareness about the social and ecological crisis unfolding as California’s largest lake continues to shrink and toxic dust from its shores pollutes the air.

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